Fort Zancudo War Memorial

The Fort Zancudo War Memorial is a war memorial located on Route 68 in Blaine County, California, near Fort Zancudo. One of the memorial sites dedicates itself to 1,152 soldiers that were killed in action in the Vietnam War from California, while the other one dedicates itself to the 1,625 casualties of the USAF in the years leading up to June of 1998. It is a popular tourist attraction.

History
The Fort Zancudo War Memorial was constructed on 11 July 1974 in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, and was dedicated by California Governor Ronald Reagan to "the illustrious men of California who unwillingly gave their lives for their country". Behind the plaque was a wall with 8 plaques, containing the names of 1,152 soldiers from California who fought and died in the war. Also behind the dedication plaque stood the flags of the United States and the state of California and the other plaques.

There was also another memorial site across the road, displaying three P-996 Lazer jet fighters. It was dedicated to 120 missions, 12,568 sorties, 1,625 deaths, 102 Lazers lost, and two distinguished unit citations that the United States Air Force (USAF) received during the course of the last few wars up to June 1998 (including Operation Provide Comfort, Gulf War, Iran-Iraq War, Vietnam War, Korean War, and World War II.